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Artist: Unknown
W.D. West - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, In the Church
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century oil by W.D. West depicting mother and child attending church. Presented in a stained oak frame with a gilt inner edge. Signed to the lower right. Inscri...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

Attrib. Franz Schams (1823-1883) - Framed 19th Century Oil, The Rehearsal
Located in Corsham, GB
Attributed to Austrian genre painter Franz Schams (1823-1883). This intimate oil painting depicts a lively gathering of musicians engaged in a much-needed rehearsal. An apparently di...
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19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Gentleman in Red
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking late 19th century oil portrait features a handsome gentleman in a rich red cloak. The artist captures the subject's penetrative stare and air of importance in great det...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

Monogrammed TG, Late 19th Century Symbolist Pre- Raphaelite Oil Painting. Luna
Located in Holywell, GB
Monogrammed TG, Late 19th Century Symbolist Pre- Raphaelite Oil Painting Luna An intriguing painting displaying imaginative symbolism and referencing the Pre-Raphaelite movement. T...
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Late 19th Century Symbolist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tabla - Virgen con niño
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada El estado de conservación de la obra se puede ver, presenta varios repintes y restauraciones Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 50 cm. de altu...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Gwen Howard - 20th Century Oil, North Landing, Flamborough
Located in Corsham, GB
Acquired with a signed piece by the same hand. Inscribed with location on the reverse of the canvas. Presented in a white painted wooden frame. On canvas.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Lunch on Fifth Avenue, 1960 - Black and White Portrait of Audrey Hepburn
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Rococò French Painter - 18th century figure painting - Allegory of the Arts
Located in Varmo, IT
French Master (18th century) - Allegory of the Arts. 53 x 72 cm without frame, 63 x 83 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Condition report: L...
Category

Late 18th Century Rococo Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow and Grey Abstract Huge Oil Painting on Canvas Cubist Expressionist work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow and Grey Abstract Oil Painting By German artist 'P. Finke', 20th Century Signed by the artist and dated '92' verso Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed size: 40 x 32 inches ...
Category

1990s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Early 20th Century Oil - Cart On The Woodland Path
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame with gilt inner window. On canvas.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Italian Party - Getty Archive, 20th Century Black and White Culture Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Portrait Of A Prize Longhorn Staffordshire Bull, early 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Prize Longhorn Staffordshire Bull, early 19th Century William Henry DAVIS (1786-1865) Large 19th Century English portrait of a prize Longhorn Staffordshire Bull, oil...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century still life painting - Meat and game
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th-18th century) - Still life with meat, turkey and game. 70 x 88 cm without frame, 89 x 107 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved, gilded a...
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flamenco Dancer with Fan
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning French ink drawing of flamenco dancer poised with fan extended, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve...
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1960s Unknown Art

Materials

Ink

Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Boxing legend Muhammad Ali smiling with Malcolm X at an event. In 1962, Ali met Malcolm X, who soon became his spiritual and political mentor. Ali first met Malcol...
Category

1960s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Testing the Water" American Modernist Interior Scene Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible and rare early American modernist interior scene still life. So finely painted and a very rare and provocative subject for its time. Signed lower left. Handsomely fram...
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th-century Orientalist Reclining Odalisque Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Was she a gift to the Sultan, deliciously bejeweled and enrobed in the finest embroidered silks? By this time, resigned to her fate, the once Christian Circassian girl would have bee...
Category

1880s French School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Young Beautiful Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting Landscape with Figures 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Central European School of the 19th century. The large scene is set at the banks of a river, which flows near a village and is crossed by a small wooden bridge. On the...
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Coleth : The Lovers of Venice Carnival - Original Art Deco pochoir
Located in Paris, IDF
Coleth The Lovers of Venice Carnival Original gouache and ink drawing (c. 1925) Signed bottom right On drawing paper 23 x 20 cm (c. 9 x 8 in) at view...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Art

Materials

Gouache, Stencil

20th Century Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Surrealist Landscape Oil on canvas 'R. Lee Glenn' verso 30 x 24.25 inches 31.75 x 26.75 inches, framed Surrealism aims to revolutionize human experience. It balances a rational visi...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American School Framed Modernist Fall Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting by Frank Barry. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 18 by 22 painting alone. Nicely framed in a wood...
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Fauvist Interior Scene Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American fauvist interior scene. Great colors and composition. Oil on canvas. Nicely framed. Measuring 20 by 24 inches.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Bust of Antinous as Bacchus/Dionysus w/ Gilt Floral Wreath
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bust of Antinous as Bacchus/Dionysus with Gilt Floral Wreath, 19th Century F. Barbedienne foundry Gilt bronze 23 x 12 x 14 inches Antinous, also called Antinoös, was a Greek youth f...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique American Impressionist Southern Gold Framed Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 12H by 16L. Wonderful subject and great color. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Signed Framed New England Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed in monogram. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ATTRIBUTED TO ANTOINE FELIX BOISSELIER (19TH CENTURY) FRENCH CLASSICAL FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Attributed to Antoine Felix Boisselier (19th Century) French 'Classical figures in a bed chamber Medium: oil on canvas, with inscription verso Size of pain...
Category

19th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Rococò French master - 18th century figure painting - Sleeping Diana
Located in Varmo, IT
French Master (18th century) - Sleeping Diana. 95 x 125 cm. Old oil painting on canvas, without frame. Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Rococo Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vittorio Muscariello - 20th Century Oil, Paris on the Seine
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric cityscape captures the bustling life along a Parisian riverbank, with a stone bridge arching gracefully over the Seine. The artist's loose brushwork and muted palett...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth
Located in Norwich, GB
An elegant African sculpture from the West African Baoulé or Baule people, depicting a young woman wearing a loincloth. Smooth black lightly worn patina.
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Unknown Art

Materials

Wood

After Giovanni Francesco Romanelli - 19th Century Oil, The Cumean Sybil
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Beautifully presented in a Florentine frame with delicate shell ornamentation. On canvas.
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Anton Gold (1914-1970) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Swabian Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive landscape scene depicting a valley dwelling at dusk. The artist captures the composition in gestural brushstrokes and a vibrant colour palette. Well presented in a comp...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Patchwork Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape by an unknown artist (20th Century). The landscape is made up of patches of color, reminiscent of viewing agricultural land f...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Newsprint, Tissue Paper

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - Saint
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved and painted wooden sculpture - Figure of a saint - Italy, 17th-18th century. 36 x 25 x h 74 cm. Entirely in carved, lacquered and painted wood. Some missing parts and colour...
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Lovely 1950s Park Painting
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 1951 Oil on canvas 19 7/8 x 24 in. Framed: 28 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Signed and dated lower left
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1950s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Floral Still Life with Calla Lilies, Dahlias, and Freesia in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Floral Still Life with Calla Lilies, Dahlias, and Freesia in Oil on Canvas Bright and vibrant still life of a floral arrangement by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Late 19th Century Oil - Girl Beside a Water Fountain
Located in Corsham, GB
Initialled 'R.M.' lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

1965 Mid-Century Modern Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Twilight Fjordscape
Located in Bristol, GB
TWILIGHT FJORDSCAPE Size: 58 x 68.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A moody and atmospheric mid-century landscape painting that captures the rugged beauty of a mountainous fjord s...
Category

1960s Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Dutch School 18th Century Oil - A Meal at the Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 18th-century tavern scene, depicting peasants gathered around a table enjoying a meal. Unsigned. Presented in gilt frame with unique corner ornaments featuring phoenix, ac...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Historical Places Photo- Old Folkestone - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Old Folkestone is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical pl...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of an elegant lady sitting
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

The Meeting Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The meeting is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colore oil painting on canvas, not signed. Relined in the mid-20th Century.. The artwork depic...
Category

19th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Neoclassical White Marble Sculpture Venus Italica mid-19th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Venus Italica, imposing sculpture in white Carrara marble, mid-nineteenth-century Roman atelier. Antonio Canova made several sculptures depicting Venus. The first was made as compen...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian School Unknown Art

Materials

Marble

Vintage oil painting on canvas, Winter Landscape, Village, figures. Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This delightful winter landscape painting portrays a quaint rural village scene set along a frozen river or pond, likely in the 19th century. The composition is centered around a gro...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid-17th-Century Neapolitan School, Saint Jerome In Penitence
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This remarkable mid-17th-century oil painting, which probably originated in the Naples region of Italy, depicts Saint Jerome in penitence with a skull and sleeping lion. It’s reminis...
Category

1640s Italian School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1992 Annie Leibovitz 'Photographs Box of 10 notecards' Pop Art White, Red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 7.5 x 7 x 5.5 inches ( 17.78 x 13.97 cm ) Image Size: 7 x 5.5 inches ( 17.78 x 13.97 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Vintage Box set...
Category

1990s Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Pond, Southwest Of France, Oil On Cardboard, Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Southwest Pond. Oil on cardboard, early 20th century. Good condition, needs cleaning. 28 x 23.5 cm.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

19th Century Oil - La Rue Saint Rouen
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly and inscribed with location. Monograph to the reverse on the canvas with initials V. M. G. Presented in a gilt frame with a cotton slip. On canvas.
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist large oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 41L.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Samuel Bamber (1871-1944) - Early 20th Century Oil, The Lane in Summer
Located in Corsham, GB
This oil on canvas by Samuel Bamber captures a serene tree-lined path in an impressionistic style. The composition draws the viewer's eye along a winding dirt road, framed by lush, v...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Cocoa Beach Florida Summer Impressionist Beach Seascape Antique Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas board. Framed. Measuring 11 by 14 inches overall and 9 by 12 painting alone.
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

P. Hartmann - Framed 20th Century Oil, View of Lake Biel
Located in Corsham, GB
This serene landscape painting captures a tranquil view of Lake Biel in Switzerland with St Peter's Island viewable in the distance. The composition skilfully balances the lush green...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Street Urchin
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in a distressed dark green frame. Unsigned. On panel.
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

“Red Poppies and Grapes”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a circa 1920’s still life of red poppies and purple grapes. Oil on artist canvas board . Signed lower right but artis...
Category

1920s Academic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

For Restoration Framed 19th Century Oil - At Home in the Alps
Located in Corsham, GB
Selling for restoration – this superb 19th-century oil depicting an impressive alpine view with a snow-capped mountain to the background. The artist has also captured two figures and...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Italian School Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Bronze with black-green patination 24 x 10 x 10 inches Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...
Category

19th Century Italian School Unknown Art

Materials

Bronze

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